Rumors Denied On Gen Hancock Transfer And Noted Deaths
Gen Hancock remains at his current post with no orders or indication of a transfer. Hon William Wheeler met Gov Hayes in Columbia last week and was introduced to the Legislature. Lucille Western, the Brooklyn actress, died Jan 11 at 34 from lung congestion. her last stage appearance was two days earlier in Oliver Twist. A senator’s nephew, B K Hart, a Post Office clerk, died by suicide in Washington last week, with no cause given.
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Pacific Coast
Hancock
Wm. A. Wheeler
Columbia
Gov. Hayes
Wheeler
Lucille Western
Brooklyn
Nancy Sykee
O. P. Morton
B K. Hart
Washington
Post Office Department
Political turmoil and electoral contests across states
Long dispatch recounts Fernando Wood remarks on post election disputes in South Carolina Florida and Louisiana proposing new elections supervised by joint Senate and House committees. It notes senatorial changes in Tennessee and Louisiana, a House committee ruling on counting votes, and a flurry of political maneuvers amid Grant era upheavals.
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Cronin
Hayes
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United Sitatea
Tennessee
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Louisiana
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Hoenan
Porman
Minnesota
A. K. Finneth
Gen
Augur
8 .B. Packard
Supreme Court
Nicholla
New Orleans Seized by Armed Forces in 1817
Reports describe January 9 1817 events in Louisiana with large armed detachments seizing the Supreme Court, stations, and government buildings to influence governance under Nicholle Government. Gen Augur offered neutrality. Governor Francys T Niewours urged peace and lawfulness amid unrest. A separate incident recounts a later Bennett Herald clash in New York.
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Supreme Court
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T. Niewours
New York
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The
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Bennett
May
Conspiracy and theft cases sweep through early reports
Arrests in New Jersey and Washington involve ferry staff and a US revenue defaulter. A ferryman and ticket collector face conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Railroad with 3 cent tickets yielding 60 000 to 70 000 dollars yearly. Additional notes cover a debt defaulter arrest in Washington Iowa and other federal cases including a Lincoln era theft inquiry and a San Francisco guilty verdict for a former pension agent amid broader embezzlement probes.
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Crimen
Jacob
Var Valkenberg
George W. West
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jersey City
A. R. Z. Cawson
United States
Internal Revenue
Omaha
Washington
Edwin Willis Major
Concord
Nims
Chas.e Brent
Louisville
England
New York
Court Moves to Remove Wright as Receiver for Indianapolis Road
In the Southern District of Illinois the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company seeks removal of George B. Wright, the road’s receiver, alleging extravagant management. Judge Drummond references the petition to Henry W. Bishop as special master to take testimony.
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Southern District of Illinois
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
First Mortgage
Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railroad
Drummond
George B. Wright
Henry W. Bishop
Chicago
Allen Bros
Dry Gooda
Elgin
T. R. Slevin & Cain
Louisville
Slevin
Thoronser & Wiler
Wayne
Mechanical Savings Bank
Boston
Bethlehem
Canada
Pope’s Nephew Luigi Mastai Dead Amid Turbulent News
Distraught dispatches report the Pope’s nephew Luigi Mastai has died. Turmoil abroad shows Servia seeking peace with the Porte and Russia buying rifles for a vast force. Belgrade cites armament work as Constantinople hints at constitutional reform with a supervising international commission.
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Turkey
Servia
Porte
Constantinople
Turkistan
Belgrade
Russia
Nikitine
Roumania
London
McLean Catarrh Cure Promises Soothing Healings
A new principle for curing catarrh and sores in the nose and throat. Dr. J. H. McLean announces his Catarrh Cure briefly described as soothing and healing. Trial boxes offered for 50 cents by mail from 314 Chestnut street, St. Louis, Missouri.
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J. H. McLean
Chestnut Street
St. Louis
Questioning patent remedies and cures in advertising
A letter questions claims of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and other nostrums, arguing against hype and charlatans. It explains the product's claimed twofold properties for respiratory and blood diseases, cautions against miracles, and notes endorsements and rival advertisements, including Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and Matchless plug tobacco. It mentions Darang's Rheumatic Remedy and urges readers to verify claims through prominent Washington figures.
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Darang
Washington City
Atlantic
Pacific
Sanford
Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders for Horses
An advertisement extols Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders for horses kept in cold rain, wind, or after drinking cold water. It markets VEGETABLE Pulmonary Balsam as a new Singland cure for coughs, colds and consumption from Gutler Broa. Co's Boaton, claiming only genuine products are sold.
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New Singland
Gutler, Broa.& Co ’A
Boaton
Estey Organ Makers and the Great Reed Instrument
A long endorsement extols Estey & Co as leaders in reed organs, contrasting with cheap imitators. It traces thirty years of growth from costly imports to affordable home and church instruments, noting prices from 70 to 300 dollars and nine thousand organs shipped worldwide in a single year.
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America
House of Messrs. Estey & Co
Estey
Sabbath School
Messrs. Estey & Co
Messie. Estey & Co
Julius Estoy
Mathers Cies
Aps
Estey Organs Earn Global Praise for Detail and System
A collection of testimonials from scientists, inventors, and manufacturers worldwide lauds the Estey establishment as unsurpassed in perfection of detail and comprehensive system. Endorsements suggest the value of innovations claimed by money making and spending advocates, noting that many appealing claims can be bought for a song. The Estey Organs production is presented as evidence of lasting merit and success.
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Estey Establishment
Estey
Estey Organ Praised by Wagner and Liszt
The composer Richard Wagner admires the Estey Organ calling its tone beautiful and noble and says his friend Franz Liszt is also charmed and delighted with them.
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Estey
Franz Liszt
Wonderful Pianist Praises Estey Organs In Cities
MME. ESSIPOFF commends Estey Organs after performances in St. Petersburg and Warsaw. She notes their full sympathetic tone and church organ like purity in the lower registers, distinguishing them from other instruments.
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Estey
St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Praise for J Estey organs by Russian director
Herr Rubenstein, director of the Imperial Conservatory and the Musical Society at Moscow, commends J Estey & Co. for their splendid organs. He lauds the tone as full and charming, the workmanship as solid, and the finish as elegant, predicting extraordinary success in Russia.
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Imperial Conservatory
Musical Society At
Moscow
Messieurs J. Estey & Co
Russia
Estey
Saint Saens Praises Estey Organs in Review
Camille Saint Saens, renowned composer and organist, remarks on playing Estey & Co. organs in Paris and lauds their tone quality, noting it closely rivals pipe organs and offers rich resources for performers.
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Camille DE Saint Saens
Madeleine Church
Paris
Pauline Lucga Praises Estey Cottage Organs
The celebrated prima donna praises the Cottage Organs from Estey Co of Brattleboro for their full noble tone resembling a pipe organ, noting this quality as unmatched by other American organs or harmoniums. The remark is dated Aix-la-Chapelle February 5, 1876.
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Messrs. Estey & Co
Brattleboro
Aix-La-Caapelle
Feb
Estey Organs Praised as Superior Substitutes in 19th Century
A collection of 1875 testimonials from Corennacen and Ole Bull praising J Estey & Co. Cottage Organs as ideal substitutes for pipe organs in small churches and schools. Endorsers commend tone, beauty, and durability, noting suitability for family use and concert settings.
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J. Estey & Co
J. H. Nebelong
Corennacen
Bury
Ole Bull
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